Shannon Ryan’s men’s college basketball rankings
Records through Monday; previous rankings by Shannon Ryan in parentheses | ||
1 | KANSAS (9-0) | Jayhawks have Michigan on Saturday but won’t play a ranked team until Jan. 10. (1) |
2 | TEXAS (8-0) | Mr. In-n-out: Damion James has 40 career double-doubles. (2) |
3 | KENTUCKY (10-0) | Only Adolph Rupp got off to a better start than John Calipari. (3) |
4 | SYRACUSE (10-0) | The Orange keeps rolling with two wins against top-10 teams. (6) |
5 | PURDUE (9-0) | Down 16 to Alabama, Boilermakers show they know how to make a comeback. (5) |
6 | WEST VIRGINIA (7-0) | Who is Kevin Jones? A sophomore forward who has scored in double digits every game. (7) |
7 | DUKE (7-1) | Kyle Singler has led Blue Devils in scoring four times. (8) |
8 | GEORGETOWN (8-0) | Two wins over two ranked opponents in five games hints of a stellar team. (11) |
9 | VILLANOVA (9-1) | Temple’s Juan Fernandez will be hard for the Wildcats to forget. (3) |
10 | TENNESSEE (7-1) | Breakout game for senior guard J.P. Prince: 17 points in 22 minutes vs. Middle Tennessee. (9) |
11 | NORTH CAROLINA (8-2) | Marcus Ginyard (foot), Dexter Strickland (leg) rest in rout of Presbyterian. (12) |
12 | FLORIDA (8-1) | Gators try to rebound from Syracuse loss against Richmond. (10) |
13 | MICHIGAN STATE (8-2) | Spartans will try to jell against some lightweights before start of Big Ten season. (14) |
14 | CONNECTICUT (6-2) | Huskies couldn’t get by John Wall and Kentucky. Join the club. (15) |
15 | BUTLER (7-3) | Bulldogs finally earned a victory against a ranked opponent -- Ohio State. (19) |
16 | GONZAGA (8-2) | No Matt Bouldin, no problem. Bulldogs beat Davidson without leading scorer. (21) |
17 | OHIO STATE (7-2) | Selection committee will remember loss to Butler came without injured Evan Turner. (13) |
18 | WASHINGTON (6-2) | Pac-10’s best wasn’t nearly good enough against Georgetown. (16) |
19 | TEXAS TECH (9-0) | Red Raiders avoided meltdown by coming back against Texas Christian. (22) |
20 | KANSAS STATE (9-1) | Wildcats are No. 17 in AP media poll, their highest ranking since Feb. 1988. (NR) |
21 | CINCINNATI (6-2) | Double-overtime loss to Xavier won’t hurt Bearcats long term. (18) |
22 | NEW MEXICO (10-0) | Wednesday’s game against Northern Arizona will be Lobos’ first as ranked team in 11 seasons. (NR) |
23 | TEXAS A&M (8-2) | Aggies try Washington after upset loss to New Mexico. (17) |
24 | GEORGIA TECH (7-1) | Yellow Jackets’ freshmen are stepping up and up and up. (24) |
25 | MISSISSIPPI (8-1) | Rebels have won four straight since losing to Villanova. (NR) |
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